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Intrigue and scandal threaten to rock the monarchy in wartime Britain...Windsor, 1943. Britain is in the grip of war and treachery is afoot. The body of controversial former courtier Lord Blackwater is found in the abandoned Fort Belvedere, once the country bolthole of the King's wayward brother. And all signs point to murder.Royal confidant Guy Harford is called in to solve the mystery quickly and quietly, before any hint of scandal reaches the public. Investigating with the help of Rodie, his roguish burglar girlfriend, his enquiries lead him into the world of the Royal Ballet, where on-stage glamour hides an undercurrent of off-stage deceit. And when the ballet company's newest recruit turns up dead, it's clear there's more to this murder than meets the eye.
About the Author
TP Fielden is the fiction-writing name of the acclaimed royal biographer and commentator Christopher Wilson, who has penned biographies of Charles, Camilla, Diana and other members of the British royal family.For 20 years a leading Fleet Street journalist with columns in The Times, Sunday Telegraph, Daily Express and Today, he is now a best-selling biographer and novelist.Most recently the creator of the English Riviera Murders featuring 1950s supersleuth Miss Dimont, he also remains an internationally in-demand writer and commentator on royal matters, with regular appearances in TV documentaries and reports across the globe (see also the Christopher Wilson Amazon Author page) .Christopher is the co-founder of Oxford University's journalism awards, and for his work in supporting student journalism he was honoured by St Edmund Hall, the university's oldest college, with membership of their Senior Common Room.He is married to an American writer and lives on Dartmoor, England. *** PRAISE FOR TP FIELDEN's RIVIERA EXPRESS series -'TP Fielden is a fabulous new voice, and his dignified, clever heroine is a compelling new character' - Daily Mail'Highly amusing' - London Evening Standard'A fabulously satisfying addition to the canon of vintage crime' - Daily Express'A book which is detailed, deft, and deadly' - Sunday Times'Tremendous fun' - The Independent'One of the best in the genre' - The Sun'The growing reputation of crime writer TP Fielden's series of whimsical murder mysteries set in 1950s Devon is enhanced with his latest novel, A Quarter Past Dead. More strength to the Waterman's Fountain Pen that I imagine the otherworldly Mr Fielden uses to write these lovely books!' - The Diplomat magazine
